Open AccessCharacterization Associated with the Frequent Severe Exacerbator Phenotype in COPD Patients
Author(s) -
YaoKuang Wu,
WenLin Su,
MeiChen Yang,
Sin-Yi Chen,
ChihWei Wu,
Lan Cui
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s317177
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , exacerbation , hazard ratio , confidence interval
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory disease with exacerbations causing hospitalizations, morbidity, and mortality. COPD exacerbation causes a substantial health impact, and its subtypes might differ in prognosis and treatment response.